Annual Report
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October
2021
30, 2022
Table of Contents Mission, Girl Scout Promise, and Girl Scout Law..................................................1 Letter From our CEO and Board Chair...................................................................2 Board of Directors....................................................................................................3 Our Members...........................................................................................................4 Photo Collage...........................................................................................................5 Specialty Girl Programs......................................................................................6-7 Program Pillars........................................................................................................8 Life Skills ......................................................................................................8 STEM ............................................................................................................9 Entrepreneurship ...................................................................................9-10 Outdoors .................................................................................................10-11 Highest Awards.......................................................................................................12 Gold Awards ..........................................................................................12-14 Silver Awards .............................................................................................15 Bronze Awards ...........................................................................................16 Adult Awards ..............................................................................................17 Fundraising.............................................................................................................18 In Remembrance....................................................................................................19 Finance..............................................................................................................20-21 Juliette Gordon Low Society.................................................................................22 Donors & Sponsors...........................................................................................23-25
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try: To serve God * and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
*Girl Scouts of Utah makes no attempt to define or interpret the word “God” in the Girl Scout Promise. It looks to individual members to establish for themselves the nature of their spiritual beliefs. When making the Girl Scout Promise, individuals may substitute wording appropriate to their own spiritual beliefs for the word “God.”
Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confdence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
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Dear Girl Scouts of Utah Members and Supporters,
As we reflect on the 2022 Membership Year, we had many notable achievements. Girl Scouts of Utah came out of the ongoing pandemic and moved closer to normalcy with our camps in full operation, allowing us to get back to the heart of our mission and organization – serving girls.
Thanks to your support we served 5,471 girls and 3,023 adults, increasing our girl membership by more than two percent in 2022. Our families have been excited for all the programming options available to troops and our girls. We rebuilt stronger than ever and look forward to continuing that strength into membership year 2023.
We are grateful to report that the council continues to strengthen our financial health with the balance of the Cloud Rim loan paid off in 2022. Thank you to the Board of Directors and all of their hard work to help us accomplish the payoff of the loan.
Girl Scouts of Utah completed the 2022 Membership Year with an impressive girl retention rate of 69.7 percent, resulting in a 6.3 percent improvement over the previous membership year. We are also happy to report that First-year Leader Retention and Overall Leadership Retention was up 15.4 percent respectively in both categories. Our council has an incredible retention rate and this would not have been achieved without our incredible volunteers. Thank you to our volunteers for their unwavering dedication and service – they are the heart of our organization, and we can’t do this important work without them.
Creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members continues to be a strong focus for our council. We continue to make progress in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice. We remain committed to influencing change in our communities through leading by example in our staff structure, volunteer support, and girl membership.
As we launch into our year, we continue to build girls of courage, confidence, and character by enhancing ways to support you, our members.
Sincerely,
Lisa Hardin-Reynolds Leslie Egan Chief Executive Officer Board Chair
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Board of Directors
Members at Large
Ivy Estabrooke
Helen Hu
Brandi Maull
Loren Micalizio
Leah Murray
Lindee Nance
Leslie Egan Board Chair
Joelle Creager 1st Vice Chair
Amy Lukas 2nd Vice Chair
Annie Bennett
Suzie Draper
Dr. Tulinda Larsen
Dr. Jen Plumb
Anita Riddle-Schmidt
Lisa White 3rd Vice Chair
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Babs De Lay Secretary Stevenson Smith Treasurer
Our Members
October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022
Total Membership: 8,494
Girl Membership by Level
Daisy: 1,227
Brownie: 1,319
Junior: 1,325
Cadette: 1,097
Senior: 322
Ambassador: 181
Of our 5,471 Girl Scouts, 553 were beneficiaries of our Girl Scout Outreach Program
Adult Membership
Volunteers: 2,040
Members: 983
Of our total Adult Members, 880 are Lifetime Members.
Total Adult Membership: 3,023
Total Girl Membership: 5,471
Members Self-Reporting Race and Ethnicity
Race % Girl % Adult American Indian or Alaskan Native 1% 0% Asian American 2% 1% Black or African American 2% 1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0% 0% White 64% 68% Two or More Races 4% 2% Other Races 3% 1% Chose Not to Share 21% 22% Not Reported 3% 5% Ethnicity % Girl % Adult Hispanic or Latino 10% 4% Not Hispanic or Latino 64% 64%
Not to Share 21% 27%
Chose
Not Reported 4% 5%
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Specialty Girl Programs
Juliettes
476 Girl Scouts
Juliettes are independent members of Girl Scouts who participate with an adult, such as a family member or guardian. Last year, Girl Scouts of Utah had 476 Juliettes who forged their own paths in Girl Scouts and 152 participated in council-led programs.
Some of the efforts our Council made in support of Utah Juliettes included the following:
• Held a Juliette Gordon Low Birthday Meetup and an Investiture Ceremony.
• Ran a sucessful Cookie Season Program with 99 Girl Scout Juliettes participating, selling 29,000 packages.
• Hosted two Juliette minicamps with a new format serving 54 members.
Girl Scout Outreach
553 Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of Utah strives to make sure that every girl who desires to be a Girl Scout has the chance to do so. Our Girl Scout Outreach program helps make that dream possible. We provide a Girl Scout experience to girls in afterschool programs, in partnership with community and refugee centers, and at homeless and domestic violence shelters, and Title I Schools. In addition, we serve Girl Scouts at community resource centers that support specific, often-underserved populations.
In the 2021-2022 year, the program provided year-round curriculum for girls in outreach troops. Additionally, our council participated in the national pilot for a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Two troops in St. George and Salt Lake City received guidance and a focused curriculum, and they both renewed for the 2023 membership year.
Traveling Troops
936 Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts and their troops work to go on adventures throughout Utah as well as spots throughout the U.S. and abroad. Each excursion includes an element of the four pillars while cultivating community service, education, innovation, civics, or team building. Some of the 2021-2022 destinations included: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Italy, Hawaii, the United Kingdom, Nevada, New York City, Oregon, France, Switzerland, Washington D.C., and Wyoming.
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Program
Community Partnerships
Our council collaborates with organizations in the community to bring quality, expertly supported girl programs, and badge work. Thank you to our Program Community Partners who helped us organize the following events, for which 1,714 Girl Scouts registered.
• Salt Lake Bees
• Utah Canyon Country
• CodeCampKidz
• Clark Planitarium
• St. George Utah Tech University STEM
• Hogle Zoo
• Jordan River Commission
• Kappa Delta
• Loveland Aquarium
• Natural History Museum of Utah
• Ogden Nature Center
• Real Salt Lake
• SeaQuest
• St. George Children’s Museum
• STEM Action Center
• Society of Women Engineers
• Thanksgiving Point
• Tracy Aviary
• University of Utah Athletics
• Utah Warriors Rugby
• VicTreeFi, Interactive Education
• Vine Images Inc.
• Wasatch Back Irish Dance
• West High American Chemical Society
Council-Service Unit Collaborations
In 2021-2022, we had 1,137 Girl Scout registrations for council-sponsored events organized by individual service units. These types of council-service unit collaborations included Cookie Rallies, World Thinking Day events, and Service Unit Day Camps.
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About our Four Program Pillars
Girl Scouts programming is based on Four Pillars – Life Skills, STEM, Entrepreneurship, and the Outdoors. Together, these Four Pillars create a well-rounded experience for girls.
In 2021-2022, The Girl Scouts of Utah Council supported more than 4,000 Girl Scout experiences that were centered on one of these Four Pillars. These are in addition to Troop and Service-Unit organized activities.
Life Skills
Life skills programming helps Girl Scouts build a stronger sense of self, display more positive values, and gain the skills needed to overcome obstacles.
Our day-long Camp Fury event was a highlight in the Life Skills pillar last year, as 19 Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors learned about public safety careers. During the camp, Girls fought fire, learned self-defense, and gained CPR skills with the help of local firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians.
Another highlight was having four Girl Scouts from GSU join the GSUSA delegation at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women hosted by the United Nations. During this virtual experience (held on World Thinking Day) select Girl Scouts added their voices to those of other young women and teenagers around the world, learning how to create and advance public policy. The four Utah Girl Scouts prepared for more than two months to actively participate in the weeklong event that was themed, “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies, and programs.”
In 2021-2022, GSU also started a Girl Advisory Board (GAB). The group was comprised of older Girl Scouts with the goal to share their voices with the Board of Directors and to take on a leadership opportunity.
The year wrapped up with Girl Empowered, an event that featured various workshops with topics such as engineering, improvisational comedy, creative writing, and yoga/meditation. The event’s keynote was the award-winning, Salt Lake City-based journalist Danielle Susi, who spoke about Who you Are and What you Do. About 60 Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors participated.
Outdoor 2,906 Served Entrepreneurship 287 Served Life Skills 492 Served STEM 853 Served
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STEM
Through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programming, Girl Scouts advance their problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
The 2022 Fall Membership Year kicked off with a science-focused Tree Promise event at Trefoil Ranch where 50 participants learned about the importance of trees. Then they planted 24 trees around the property.
The council’s Astros Astronomy Club started meeting in the 2021-2022 Year, offering a girl-led opportunity to explore the night sky.
Other activities offered last year included Spooky Science, Think Like a Programmer, Family Science Night, and participation in First LEGO® League. Girl Scouts had four First LEGO® League robotics teams with 22 participants.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship programming provides opportunities for Girl Scouts to develop stronger people skills, set goals, and build a valuable work ethic. In addition to programs throughout the year, girls can participate in the Cookie Program and Fall Product Program to further their entrepreneurial skillset.
To prep for the 2022 Cookie Program, Girl Scouts were invited to three virtual training events with Little Brownie Bakers. In addition, GSU held a Cookie Vision virtual cookie rally, and 174 Girl Scouts participated.
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Programs continued...
2022 Cookie Season
Our camps and outdoor programs provide opportunities for Girl Scouts to challenge themselves, build confidence, and develop critical leadership skills. Through outdoor programs and activities, campers develop positive traits and forge lifelong friendships. Activities include horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, archery, snowshoeing, and exploring via our ropes course. Campers also participate in a variety of art projects, games, and classic camp activities such as singing around the campfire and stargazing.
This past year, in addition to the council’s annual outdoor activities, the Girl Scouts Love State Parks program with GSUSA offered girls an additional opportunity to explore. Thank you to our three Utah State Parks partners: Wasatch Mountain, Dead Horse Point, and Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum.
1,233,053 99 Total Packages Sold Juliettes Participating 554,355 286 430 Packages Sold Online Troops Participating Average Package Sold 25,545 1,958 2,862 Packages Donated Total Cookie Booths Girls Participating
Outdoor
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Accreditation
In 2022, Camp Cloud Rim and Trefoil Ranch both received renewed accreditation with the American Camp Association (ACA). Organizations that earn national accreditation are those that meet standards of health, safety, and risk management.
AmeriCorps
We began a partnership with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) in 2022. Their team spent six weeks at Camp Cloud Rim and Trefoil Ranch working on infrastructure improvements. These projects were instrumental in preparing, preserving, and stewarding the camps before campers arrived. They also participated in a minicamp where they interacted with campers through hiking, painting, and making imprints of plants.
At Trefoil Ranch, the team replaced fencing around the horse arena, stained the lodge and cabins, and set up tents for incoming campers. They also removed invasive weeds around the property.
At Camp Cloud Rim, the team helped with fire mitigation by clearing dead wood. They also stained the lodge, made repairs on tent platforms, and removed snow.
Summer Camp 840 Troop Camp 512 Family Camp 126 Minicamps 734 Never the Same Weekends 423 Camp Rentals for Troops 270 Total 2,906
Programs/Activity Girls Served
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Highest Awards & Volunteer Recognition
On Saturday, November 5, 2022, GSU honored seven Gold Award Girl Scouts, 44 Silver Award Girl Scouts, four Cornelia Benton Scholarship recipients, GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recipient, and 31 adult awardees at the Annual Recognition of Excellence Awards Ceremony. (Service units honored the 68 Bronze Award Girl Scouts with ceremonies of their own.)
The Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards are the Highest Awards a Girl Scout can earn. Girl Scouts complete a Take Action project that requires leadership and community engagement to solve a problem with a sustainable solution and a measurable impact. We were honored to recognize our Girl Scouts’ accomplishments and the resolute volunteers guiding them.
Gold Award Girl Scouts
For links to videos, PDF’s, and other social media pages related to each project, visit the Gold Award Girl Scouts page of our website.
Alli M.
Alli’s project “Safe Haven” was an effort to create a relaxing setting for individuals visiting the Children’s Justice Center. Alli made improvements to an area in the facility where visitors could read, draw, or sit before interviews. Alli painted furniture, and organized donated books and coloring books. After completing the improvements, she informed the community through a number of ways including doing interviews with KPCW radio and the TownLift Paper. She also held a grand opening event, and took people on tours. Alli said the project was the perfect outlet for her project because she’s always felt a connection with community service and helping others.
Eliza R.
Eliza started “Together We Grow” after learning about Live Empowered, an organization that supports disabled adults with work and social experiences suited to their abilities. Live Empowered previously had an underutilized backyard with unlevel dirt, rocks, and weeds. Due to the state of the yard, BBQs were held in the parking lot, which was neither spacious nor convenient. Eliza set a goal to build a safe backyard and increase community awareness. Now, clients at Live Empowered have an outdoor space better suited to them and a youth group committed to coming every year.
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Lacey N.
Lacey founded “EntreprenHER,” a club centered around young women wanting to get into entrepreneurship. The club is designed to cultivate a safe space for like-minded young women to interact and encourage each other. Through EntreprenHER, women entrepreneurs are invited to speak about starting a business, formulating ideas, and being resilient. Lacey also helped the club create a website that lists information about events and activities. This was important to Lacey because she felt that women needed a support system.
Lanie P.
Lanie got the idea for her project “Wildlife Water Reservoir” after noticing erosion and lack of water creating problems for wildlife in her community. The erosion decreases the native plants, so wildlife must cross streets to find water and often ends up getting hit.
Lanie worked with Summit Land Conservancy and several volunteers on the project. With materials donated by Park City Municipal Corporation, they worked together to build several rock structures that will prevent the soil from eroding away and allow pools of water to last longer into the dry season. Through her project, Lanie was able to reduce erosion and retain water longer, as well as inform the community so other people can build the same structures in the future.
Relena P.
In the fall of 2020, a member of Relena’s color guard team got a concussion that wasn’t immediately recognized. Her teammate ended up missing several weeks of school and could not participate in color guard for more than a year.
Relena recognized the gap in knowledge among her team and wondered if other teams had the same issue. So, she started her project “Concussions in Color Guard” to educate others about concussions and their symptoms. Relena surveyed color guard organizations, leaders and participants, and reached out to nearly every color guard in Utah. Because of her, many teams submitted pledges to improve concussion safety. Her website “How to Color Guard” features resources about concussions and concussion safety for color guard teams and the public to reference.
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Savannah T.
Savannah sewed and donated 500 medical play dolls to Primary Children’s hospital as part of her project “Surgery Sammys.” She was inspired to do the project because of the fear experienced by her young cousin prior to a
minor surgery. Doctors and nurses can demonstrate the procedure on the dolls, and the child can dress up and draw on the doll’s face.
All of Savannah’s supplies were donated from Westgate Park City, including sheets to make the body, thread, and support. The polyfill and fun fabric for the gowns were donated by other Girl Scout Troops and local organizations. Savannah created the website “How to Sew Medical Play Dolls” with directions so others can make their own dolls and even the names and contacts at hospitals in the western United States. She also took her project to the Home Economics teacher at Treasure Mountain Junior High in Park City, who added the Medical Play Dolls to the curriculum. The dolls will be made and donated twice a year as each semester ends.
Tanya Y.
When Tanya’s family moved into their new home, they discovered elevated radon levels, sparking her work on “Project Radon.” She started with a survey study on radon awareness of Salt Lake County residents in her
sophomore-year AP Environmental Science class. From there, Tanya developed interventions to increase radon awareness with expert help: hosted 15 community events, taught 500 elementary students, and created a website to report radon risks by zip code. She also learned to scale up, creating a lesson plan for 300 STEM teachers and bridging the state of Utah with local firms to enhance free radon testing and consultation.
Community recognition amplified Tanya’s efforts. The Murray City Council streamed her campaign online, then it was publicized in Murray Journal, and Tanya was an invited speaker at the 2022 International Radon Symposium in Seattle.
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Silver Award Girl Scouts
Through their Girl Scout Silver Award project, girls focus on an issue they care about and take action to make a difference. They learn courage and confidence by pushing beyond their perceived limits and discovering their strengths in a supportive girl-only environment. It is the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette can achieve.
French/English Little Free Library
Kaitlyn H. & Katelyn T.
Hats for the Homeless
Allison B. & Dallas C.
Refurbishing the Ranch
Camryn N.
STEM Fair Canvas Course
Afton B.
Special Doll-ivery
Addison S.
Saving Our Land Through Permaculture
Ella W. (Project video, Project survey)
Bountiful Community
Church Beautification
Angela V., Lauren N., Madison D., Myrrie G., Olivia P., Olivia V., and Tiffany B.
Book Drive
Ava L., Avery A., Maile L., Saphirah S., Shantel C., and Sienna L.
Happy Healthy Woods Cross
Abbie S., Addie C., and Ella W.
Welcome Refugees
Maya M.
GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship
Kayla M.
Stocking Roy City Blessing Box
Abbi G.
Project Birthday
Athena W.
L Triple A’s Snuggly Buggly
Fleece Blanket Factory
Aubrey T.
Blessing Box Support
Lily H.
Peer Counselor
Taliyah H.
Sewing Hugs for Ukraine
Anna J.
Healthy HOSA
Bailey S.
Childhood Cancer Awareness
Brooklynn F. and Kestle E.
New York Camp
Beatrix F., Mackenley T., Sierra H., Madison N., Olive C., and Sabrina W.
Fur-ever Friends Cat Towers
Abigail B. and Macee W.
The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship is awarded each year to Girl Scouts for projects completed between April 2021 and March 2022.
Kayla was 2021-2022 recipient for sewing 100 surgery friend dolls with hospital gowns and creating instructions for volunteers to continue the program.
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Bronze Award Girl Scouts
When girls team up to make a difference in their community, they learn important leadership skills, discover new passions, and experience how seemingly small actions make a big difference. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Bronze Award—the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve.
Troop #1706 - Foster Kids Comfort
Adalyn, Ava, Coraline, Madilynn, Sariah, & Umbria
Troop #501 - Making the World a Better Place for Cats
Marion
Troop #238 - Hats for the Homeless
Amelia, Jordan, & Oakley
Troop #238 - Bats are Friends, Too Andrea
Troop #608 - Phoebe Helps Ronald
McDonald House
Phoebe
Troop# 928 - Tsunami Relief
Chloe, Emily, Gabi, Lyssa, & Sophie
Troop #2120 - Pajama and Sock Drive
Ashley, Kambri, Kylee, & Madison
Juliettes - Hug in a Pocket
Caroline & Elizabeth
Troop #494 - Support Children through Inclusion
Adela, Alex, Ali, Audrey, Avery, Emery, Evie, Madeline, Samaya, Taygen, & Yasmina
Troop #559 - The Mountain Pine Beetle: The Damage it Does and What You Can Do About It
Fiona & Phoebe
Troop #160 - Only Rain Down the Drain
Breanna, Estelle, Kate, Riley, & Valerie
Troop #259 - Homeless Pets (Pets in Need)
Amelia, Audree, Elianne, Molly, & Rylee
Troop #239 - I Like (Book) Worms
Chelsie
Troop #280 - Fit and Fun
Addie
Troop #498 - Pet Emergency and Evacuation Preparation
Adelaide, Elinore, Lillian, & Piper
Troop #773 - Pet First Aid
Ali, Eleanor, & Sophia
Troop #773 - Little Seed Library/ Pollinator Garden
Eleanor, Isabella, Leona, & Makaya
Troop #520 - Animal Love
Athena & Lauren
Troop #1717 - The Blanket Project
Abigail, Audrey, Audriana, Madelyn, Quinn, & Vera
Bronze Award Girl Scouts
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Adult Awardees
Each year, GSU recognizes volunteers for their tremendous work for the girls in our council. Below are the recipients of the 2022 adult awards.
Thanks Badge
Membership & Service
25 Years of Service
Elisebeth Price
Honor Pin
Freddie Award
35 Years of Service
Cary Fisher
45 Years of Service
Barbara Young
55 Years of Membership
Becky Moss
GSU Family Award
Tamra Harvey Family
Volunteer of Excellence
• ReBecca Foster
• Cortney Gillespie
• Whitney Hulet-Krogue
• Susan Jaussi
• Suzanne Karren
Appreciation Pin
• Steve Altman
• Nichole Athens
• Janae Barron
• Chelsi Kartchner
• Melodie McCandless
• Kathleen Moore
• Jessie Olson
• Lisa Seipert
• Bonnie Brown
• Camille Davies
• Sarah Hecox
• Erin Simmons
• Ashley Teague
• Jennifer Theobald
• Kim Weddington
• Zara Quintana
• Ashley Wareham
Years of
Gloria Bircher Former GSU Staff
Regina Eliason Cache Service Unit
Barbara Schmidt GSU Heritage Committee
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Judy Pechmann Sunnyside Service Unit
Fundraising
Camping for a Cause
In August, we hosted our first in-person Camping for a Cause since 2019, raising $42,794 for our camp programs. Sponsored by Big T Recreation, Co-Diagnostics, and Scott Livingston, the overnight event sold out. Our adult campers spent a one-of-akind weekend at Camp Cloud Rim, reconnecting with our Girl Scout community and engaging in a variety of wellness activities like yoga, hiking, and paddle boarding.
Utah Day of The Girl
GSU celebrated Utah Day of the Girl with it’s annual fundraiser event. There were nearly 300 participants. The Presenting Sponsor, Harmons Grocery, brought business and community leaders together to support the work of Girl Scouts and offer mentorship to the Girl Scouts in attendance. About $75,000 was raised for the Gift of Girl Scouts campaign, which removes financial barriers to becoming a member.
Dr. Tami Goetz
Lavanya Mahate
Dr. Tiana Rogers
STEM
Life Skills
Wendy Fisher
Entrepreneurship Outdoors
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In Remembrance
February 17, 1932 – November 22, 2021
Former Girl Scouts of Utah Board of Directors member, volunteer and member
Edith Gates was a valued member of Girl Scouts for more than 50 years as a member and 48 cumulative years as a volunteer. She stepped up three separate times to save her service unit from dissolution and served as its manager, spending 10 years leading Mt. Olympus Service Unit. Edith has also volunteered over the years as a troop cookie manager, service unit fund development representative, service unit awards and recognition representative, day camp helper, and member of the GSU Board of Directors.
In the 1970s, Edith worked with Char Corbit and the council’s camping task group to encourage girls to attend GSU’s resident camps by creating the Activity Credit Program. Activity Credits earned during the cookie program brought families into Girl Scouts by allowing girls to earn credits so they could go to camp. Since the creation of Activity Credits, the program has evolved in a big way. They are still used to help pay for camp, and now can be used to purchase items in the council shops and cover registration fees associated with GSU programs and other activities.
Lois Wheatlake Fitzgerald
May 17, 1920 – August 20, 2021
Former Girl Scouts of Utah volunteer, neighborhood chairman, and Heritage Alumni
Lois Wheatlake Fitzgerald was born in Denver, Colorado on May 17, 1920. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1925 when she was five years old. Along with her older sister Joy and her older brother Burton, she enjoyed a fabulous childhood which included horseback riding, skiing, music and Girl Scouts. She met Martha Flandro Bethancourt when she was 9 years old in Girl Scouts. They remained best friends throughout their lives, and even traveled to Europe together in their 80s. Lois attended Uintah Elementary, Roosevelt Jr. High and East High School. After high school, she attended Westminster College for two years and then graduated in Biology from Whitman College. From there she studied for a year at Chouinard Art School hoping to become an interior decorator. However, because of World War II, she became an Air Traffic Controller for the government, and was sent to the Ogden tower where she met her soon-to-be husband, “Fitz” Fitzgerald, who was teaching Navy cadets to fly. Fitz taught Lois to fly and she earned her private pilot’s license. The two were married a year later. Together, they had three children: Lee, Keith and Lynne. At the age of 94, she sold her house of 64 years and moved to a beautiful, assisted living facility in California where most of her family lived. She enjoyed spending time with her seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Lois died on Aug. 20, 2021, at the age of 101.
Edith Gates
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Finance Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $2,720,256 Accounts Receivable $25,443 Inventory $69,666 Prepaid Expenses & Other Assets $48,901 Property and Equipment Net $10,536,491 Long-Term investments $3,787,151 Total Assets $17,187,908 Liabilities Accounts Payable $49,631 Accrued Expenses & Other Liabilities $292,069 Deferred Revenues $136,693 Funds Held for Others $4,281 Capital Lease Obligations $17,416 Long-Term Debt $0 Payroll Protection Plan $0 Total Liabilities $500,090 Net Assets Undesignated $1,679,903 Unrestricted $10,519,075 (includes sums invested in property and equipment) Unrestricted Board-Designatsed Investment $3,787,151 Donor Restricted 701,689 Total Net Assets $16,687,818 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $17,187,908 Change Change in Unrestricted Net Assets ($167,153) Change in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets $372,360 Change in Net Assets $205,207 Net Assets, Beginning of the Year $16,482,611 Net Assets, End of the Year $16,687,818 20
Revenue
Net Cookie Sales
Net Fall Product
Camp and Program Fees
Other Donations
Special Events (Net)
Net assets (Released from Restricted)
Gift Shop Sales (Net)
Lease Income (Net)
Rental Income
Other Revenue
Realized and Unrealized gain
Gain on Disposal of Equipement
Payroll Protection Plan
Loan Forgiveness
Total Revenue
Paying Off Camp Cloud Rim Debt
In 2012, Girl Scouts of Utah made a strategic land purchase to ensure that Camp Cloud Rim could continue to operate securely for future generations. In 2020, we were able to negotiate a land exchange and GSU now owns all the land on which Camp Cloud Rim is located.
Our Board of Directors approved paying off the remainder of the $4.25M Camp Cloud Rim loan.
The loan was officially paid off in July 2022, a milestone accomplished through the prudent management of the council’s resources as well as an incredible commitment from Girl Scouts to allocate $0.25 per box of cookies sold. This exciting news of a zero balance on the Cloud Rim loan further substantiates the dedication we have to prudent fiscal management.
As we continue to move Girl Scouts of Utah forward, we promise our commitment will remain strong to adopting conservative policies that will ensure stability and strength of the council.
Expenses Girl Program
Services $4,164,119 Management and General $671,772 Fundraising $392,663 Total Expenses $5,228,554 $3,963,199 $76,179 $548,589 $168,116 $42,794 $403,475 $129,319 $17,330 $2,050 $37,022 ($813,579) ($4,125) $491,032 $5,061,401
and
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Juliette Gordon Low Society
Leave a lasting legacy as a member of the JGL Society. Invest in girls today, tomorrow, and for the future by joining the Juliette Gordon Low Society and including GSU in your estate plans.
Alida Hannum
Amy Lukas
Anita Riddle
Barbara Bentley
Brenda Scheer
Carolyn Johnstone
Caryle Marsh
Debbie Nielson
Dianne Belk & Lawrence Calder
Drusilla Copeland
Erik & Eva Andersen
Erin Stone
Guy Knight
Hardin-Reynolds Family
Joelle Creager
Linda (Sue) Dickey
Lisa Mortensen-Timoteo
Lisa White
Lois Fitzgerald
Margaret Renwand
Marg Campbell
Noreen Rouillard
Peeches Cederholm
Richard Blaylock
Sadra Brown
Sarah Waters
Tamara Woodbury
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Donors & Sponsors
October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
$100,000+
Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation
Janice & Brian Ruggles
$50,000 – 99,999
Maverik (Call Foundation)
$25,000 – 49,999
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Janet Q. Lawson Foundation
$10,000 – 24,999
Dominion Energy
Millcreek Service Unit
B. La Rae Orullian
C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Foundation
$5,000 – 9,999
Co-Diagnostics
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Bonnie Jacobsen
Barbara B. Schmidt
Union Pacific Foundation
Rebecca H. Webb
$2,500 – 4,999
Steven B. Achelis Foundation
Adobe
Joelle M. Creager
Darigold
Leslie & Ike Egan
Alida Hannum
Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
Kathy L. Lake
Kathryn A. & Gary Peterson
Rocky Mountain Power
Wheeler CAT
$500 – 2,499
Nola Adams
Amazon Smile Foundation
Aspira Public Affairs
Sara Baese
Ruth Eleanor & John Ernest Bamberger
Memorial Foundation
Annie T. Bennet
Selena Benson
Big T. Recreation
Marcie A. Cancio
Tara Carrasco
Dorothy Case
Castle Foundation
Peeches Cederholm
Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Babs De Lay
Cara Dziuda
Ebay Inc Foundation
Ivy Estabrooke
Marie Grogan
Hardin-Reynolds Family
Laura Harkort
Raymond James
JEPS Foundation
AryAnn S. Johnson
Allison Kesler
Brittany Killian
John & Dora Lang Foundation
Amy Leininger
Scott Livingston
Karin Lockovitch
Amy Lukas
Michael Mackris
Masonic Foundation of Utah
Brandi Maull
Andrew McCrady
Loren Micalizio
Herbert & Elsa Michael Foundation
Miller Family Philanthropy
The Miner Foundation
DeniseMower
Angela Murdock
Leah Murray
Lindee Nance
Linda Neeley
Debbie J. Nielson
Candice Olson
Packaging Corporation of America
Amy Phelan
Suzanne Plumb
Richard Pratt
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October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
Jenniffer Rees
Piper Rhodes
Anita Riddle-Schmidt
Brenda Scheer
Evan Shah
Keli Smith
Smith’s Food & Drug Centers
State of Utah Employees’ Charitable Fund
STEM Action Center
Tom Stockham
Erin Stone
Town Club
Mary & Robert Troxell
Twin Cities Public Television
Utah Elks Association
Margaret Viland
Walmart
Tricia Warnken
Carol Watkins
Lisa K. White
Kadee Wolfgram
Women Lawyers of Utah Inc.
$100 – 499
Liz Adeola
Connie Amos
Hayley Andreasen
Kathleen Atkinson
Genevieve Atwood
Carol Baer
Andrea Bagnell
Chelbie Beagley
Gloria Bircher
Callie Birdsall-Chambers
Sherry Black
Scott Blackburn
Susan Bollinger
Aura Boscan-Lopez
Virginia Bostrom
Jacklyn Briggs
Maya Brimhall
Cache Service Unit
Heather Campbell
Natalia Colón Medina
Crystal Contreras
Elizabeth Converse
Leslie Crossland
Joseph Cwik
Judith Dalgliesh
Linda Dickey
Daniele Dumais
Lindsay Egan
Amy Egan
Annie Egan
Julianne Endres
Facebook
Sadie Fowers
Karen Freed
Shannon Frohmader
Frontier Service Unit
Kathleen Fuhriman
Gabby Gabbitas
Tana Gaia
Sonia Gallegos
Lori Gates
Allison Gerrard
Gold Cross Services, Inc.
Jessica Gould
Barbara Gray
Kate Griffin
Selma Griffith
Cailin Groff
Veronica A. Haas
Karen Halladay
Charles Hansen & Terri Case
Mindy Harmon
Janet Healy
Ailey Hughes
Daniel C. Jackling Fund
Ravi Jambuluri
Ashlee Janovak
Michele & Dave Jenson
Alison Johnsen
Tamara Lam
Linda Lee
Stephanie Lietzke
Mary Livingston
Casey Logan
Emily Lucht
Becky Lyttle
Susan Madsen
Roger Maw
Amiee McCrea
Alyssa Meredith
Juanita Meske
Lisa Mortensen-Timoteo
Brooke Musat
Holly Nichols
Alisha Norman
Rochelle Ottesen
Taylor Park
Pam Parkinson
Lana Qader
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Annie Quan
Lauren Raivan
Amy Redford
Zoe Richardson
Hilary Robertson
Ara Serjoie
Julia Sherwood
Shari Solomon-Klebba
Audra Sorensen
Sothea Soumphonephakdy
Nathan Stapley
Leslie Stone
Nicolle Stookey
Ruth Strawser
Jeffrey Sturgis
Jaclyn Suffir
Amethyst Tagle-York
Carrie Valentine Fuller
Tram Vo-Smith
Krystal Walker
Sarah Waters
Allison Wickel
Lynn Williamson
Nancy Wingelaar
Ariesa Wortelboer
Ellen Yakish
$1 – 99
Daryl Acumen
Stephanie Alder
Hilary Bertagnole
Bonnie Billings
Paige Bradshaw
Phronsie Buckner-Bury
Erica Chamblee
Sarah Crose
Custom Ink LLC
Amanda Davis
Josh Dean
Sarah DeAngelo
Courtney Dent
Cammie Derby
Kierstin Draper
Karlene Eames
Shayla Egan
Skye Emerson
Lauren Erlacher
Cindy Fierros
Alexa Finn
Ashlie Flynn
Pauline Forster
Cortney Gillespie
Erica Green
Alice Griffin
Megan Griffin
Kathleen Grisley Forsey
Chante Hammond
Rebecca Hoggan
Elliott Howell
Jessica Huber
Whitney Huber
Susie Johansen
Elle Johnson
Lauren Judkins
Kyla Kennedy
Linda Kingston
Leticia Le Bleu
Doris Lee
Katherine Liddle
Kenzie Lombard-Stewart
Gideon Mahler
Angela Malone
Rachel Martin
Eliz Martin-Sweat
Grace Matthews
Randall McCracken
Elizabeth McEwen
NiCole McMickell
Nancy Melling
Nicole Mihalopoulos
Janice Mosby
Michelle Murray
Mary Nikols
Jeanette Padilla
Heather Peper
Ali Ramirez
Real Salt Lake
Meredith Reed
Amy Roberts
Nadia Rockwood
Mary Shipley
Biljana Simikic
Erin Simmons
Carly Stiltz
Kristen Stokes Fuoco
Julia Stookey
Kathryn Sugerman
Dagmar Swinkels
Lori Taylor
Jennifer Taylor
Ashley Teem
Utah Model Automotive Guild
Darlene Van Uden
Emily Wegener
Ramie Weisser
Morgan White
Natalia Wulfe
Sarah Young
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